bailing twine twisted on wheel hub

[Soundguy]

It's not about a free lunch. It's about creating a leak where none exists right now. There's no way to tell if the seal is destroyed or not until the twine is removed and the oil starts flowing. The one thing we do know is that it is not leaking now. The tractor can be used in the short term as is until the it can be laid up and the seal is replaced, assuming that a leak will appear when the twine is removed. If the OP can't afford the repair or can't afford to lay the tractor up from a time/need standpoint, removing the twine is not something I'd rush to do. Not everyone has 17 tractors at their disposal.

My main concern was damage control and prevention.

assuming the seal was not leaking, ( twine would be wet if leaking I would think, unless really packed in there ).. if he can get it out before the seal is hogged.. then he potentially saves a seal and bearing job. I wasn't trying to imply that it was going to be an easy care free job.. I'm just not one to keep running a damaged machine, and letting it get worse.. usually that means it gets more expensive... ie.. seal, then bearing, then shaft.

17? maybee i'll have to count.. might be more, maybee a couple less. I see there is a nice looking 7XX 1.5 states north of me with a lowball price tag on it.. I have emailed the seller with no reply yet... mapquest tells me 6.5 hr drive or so... I could day trip that one..

soundguy

 

[beenthere]

fuseboxer
Thanks for posting how your efforts paid off. You look to be in good shape there, and see you figured out that it was the time to get at it when you were dealing with the weight addition. Also, clever jack system you came up with.
The end results look great.

 

[fuseboxer]

fuseboxer
Thanks for posting how your efforts paid off. You look to be in good shape there, and see you figured out that it was the time to get at it when you were dealing with the weight addition. Also, clever jack system you came up with.
The end results look great.

Thanks to everybody for the need for me to get some quick action. Praying in church some probably helped. If the gap between the hub and seal on the back wheels were like the front I would have been toast.